Word: overpay
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...needs $8 billion? That's how much consumers overpay in mortgage fees each year, according to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Yet last week HUD withdrew a proposal that would force mortgage lenders to bundle fees into a simple binding quote that consumers could use while shopping. While consumers wait for reform, here are ways to guard against excessive closing costs, which average $700 a mortgage...
...with rapacious brokers, join the scalpers out in front of the arena or put the seats on eBay, where you could still get hung out to dry. It's the same raw deal for those hoping to buy seats to sold-out events--find a seller by happenstance or overpay the brokers and scalpers. And the teams never get a share of the increased value of a $100 play-off ticket that zooms to $500 on the street...